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Image Registration Assists Novice Operators in Ultrasound Assessment of Abdominal TraumaKirby G. Vosburgh, Jeffrey Stoll, Vicki Noble, Kilian Pohl, R. San Jose Estepar, Barnabas TakacsStudies in Health Technology and Informatics Volume 132, Pages 532 - 537 2008 AbstractTranscutaneous ultrasound imaging may be used to detect abdominal hemorrhage in the field setting. The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examination was developed to characterize blunt abdominal trauma and has been shown to be effective for assessing penetrating trauma as well. However, it is unlikely that a minimally trained operator could perform a diagnostic examination. In our system, the operator is be supported by real-time 3D volume displays. The operator will be directed through the examination by prompts from a computer system or outside expert, potentially with knowledge of the anatomy of the injured patient. The key elements of the tele-operated FAST exam capability have been demonstrated; the exam is performed with real-time guidance from anatomic images registered to the body. It appears likely that Image Registration will assist hemorrhage detection at the point of injury or in the initial evaluation by a trauma response team.ReferenceVosburgh KG, Stoll J, Noble V, Pohl K, San Jose Estepar R, Takacs B. Image registration assists novice operators in ultrasound assessment of abdominal trauma. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2008;132:532 - 537.Bibtex entry
@Article{vosburghMMVR08,
author = {Kirby G. Vosburgh and Jeffrey Stoll and Vicki Noble and
Kilian Pohl and Raul {San Jose Estepar} and Barnabas
Takacs},
title = {Image Registration Assists Novice Operators in Ultrasound
Assessment of Abdominal Trauma},
journal = {Studies in Health Technology and Informatics},
year = {2008},
volume = {132},
pages = {532 -- 537}
}
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